sought

英 [sɔːt]

美 [sɔːt]

v.  寻找; 寻求; 谋求; 争取; (向人)请求
seek的过去分词和过去式

过去式：sought　过去分词：sought　

BNC.19092 / COCA.21300

柯林斯词典

• 
  Soughtis the past tense and past participle ofseek.

英英释义

adj

• being searched for
  1. the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum
  Synonym:sought-after(a)
• that is looked for
  1. the long sought relatives

双语例句

• The couple have sought help from marriage guidance counsellors.
  这对夫妇已经向婚姻指导顾问寻求帮助。
• The Black church community has sought to bring together Christians from different denominational backgrounds
  黑人教会社区试图将来自不同教派的基督徒联合起来。
• His parishioners sought his counsel and loved him.
  教区居民征询他的建议并且爱戴着他。
• He had sought to obtain payment of a sum which he had claimed was owed to him.
  他声称别人欠他一笔钱，他在想方设法讨要回来。
• Ellen spent the day in the hills and sought me out when she returned.
  埃伦在山里呆了一整天，并于回来后找到了我。
• Spanish liberals sought to create linguistic as well as administrative uniformity.
  西班牙自由主义者寻求语言及行政上的统一。
• This site remained undiscovered, though long sought, until recent times.
  虽经长期寻找，但该遗址直到最近才被发现。
• They sought to kill him.
  他们企图杀他。
• Four people who sought refuge in the Italian embassy have left voluntarily
  4名在意大利大使馆寻求避难的人已经自愿离开了。
• The union had sought a wage increase and a shorter work week.
  工会寻求增加工资，缩短每周工作时间。